Stupid dealership monkeys! My new paint is marred

[Jarhead0754]

Agreed wth guy. The moment u see any bird droppings on your car remove it ASAP as to avoid any etchings. Aside all that it turned out awesome! Now from here u can keep using ur detailed or take the time and pick people's brai on mol and learn to do it yourself. I think u will find it more satisfying to learn and take care of your own car tho. Good luck to you mate!

[Agent 99]

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Agreed wth guy. The moment u see any bird droppings on your car remove it ASAP as to avoid any etchings. Aside all that it turned out awesome! Now from here u can keep using ur detailed or take the time and pick people's brai on mol and learn to do it yourself. I think u will find it more satisfying to learn and take care of your own car tho. Good luck to you mate!

And with that in mind, look what I got!

[Jarhead0754]

Nice haul. And welcome ur 1st order to an addiction that will cause many more. Trust me. All the other guys can agree to that as well!

[The Guz]

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And with that in mind, look what I got!

Nice haul indeed. You have enough sealant to last you a lifetime.

[Agent 99]

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Nice haul indeed. You have enough sealant to last you a lifetime.

Yeah it was $20 for the 16oz and $30 for the 64oz.

[Top Gear]

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Been meaning to say the title of your thread cracks me up every time. So true, and so funny

Anyway, great looking car, and I'm glad it's all worked out for the best.

BTW, Louisville is great

[Agent 99]

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Been meaning to say the title of your thread cracks me up every time. So true, and so funny

Anyway, great looking car, and I'm glad it's all worked out for the best.

BTW, Louisville is great

I'll GLADLY trade you Louisville for the Carolinas! My family lives in rural mountainous western NC and it's GREAT there!
I basically picture monkeys like these in the back of every car dealership.

They're not even using the 2 bucket method! Stupid monkeys!

[Top Gear]

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That's about what I had in mind. People with the best of intentions, but no training. The detailers they bring in are often no better. I once caught the guys at my dealer using a flippin' brush on my car. That was the last time I let them wash it (I take it in for service). Your buffer trails were actually minor compared to some of the absolute horrors I've seen from dealers. They just don't get it, and are all about volume. Oh well, now we know

[Agent 99]

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That's about what I had in mind. People with the best of intentions, but no training. The detailers they bring in are often no better. I once caught the guys at my dealer using a flippin' brush on my car. That was the last time I let them wash it (I take it in for service). Your buffer trails were actually minor compared to some of the absolute horrors I've seen from dealers. They just don't get it, and are all about volume. Oh well, now we know

Yep I know my damage was pretty minor overall but it was just the fact that it's a brand-new car, you know. If I have to take my car to the dealership I always make it very clear that they are to not wash it in any way. I've learned the hard way that tire places are just as bad. I have to tell them to not set the wheel on its face when they take it off. It's hard to keep a car looking its best when you have to take it to different places to have work done on it. Maybe if Meguiars would make a 10 minute video that dealerships could show their monkeys that explained the do's and don'ts of working with a cars paint that would be great.

[davey g-force]

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I basically picture monkeys like these in the back of every car dealership.

They're not even using the 2 bucket method! Stupid monkeys!

Lol that's great! Thanks for the laugh...

[davey g-force]

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If I have to take my car to the dealership I always make it very clear that they are to not wash it in any way.

I've learned from experience that that sometimes still isn't enough. I made myself up an A4 size sign which says in big, bold letters: PLEASE DO NOT WASH CAR. I keep it in the glove compartment and put it on the dash when the car is being serviced. That seems to have worked so far.

I've learned the hard way that tire places are just as bad. I have to tell them to not set the wheel on its face when they take it off.

I know right? It's pretty basic stuff and you'd think all tire / wheel shops would know that!

[Top Gear]

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At the dealer, I'm lucky because they're proactive. They actually ask when it comes in and write on the slip "NO WASH", and they have an area where you can watch, etc, so they'll ask while we're chatting about the car. The guys who usually get mine all know not to send it to the washers, too, and I'm not the only one who has told them customer cars come out striped of wax and covered with spots and swirls and have to be washed and waxed again - they're just doing it wrong.

But, as in the hysterical pic above, the people in the car often don't know any better, either They just smile and think, awww, what a nice touch it is for the dealer to wash the car. I did too, the first time. Then I had to go home and wash and wax it all over again after they're junk stripped my wax, and swirled and spotted the car all to hell. Stupid monkeys!

On the other hand, especially with non-dealers, you have to remember these guys deal with a wide variety of cars (and customers) and can't treat every little detail like we would. I've got the cleaning part down, so I don't expect them to be detailers while they're doing some mechanical work. It might also help to avoid taking it for any work if you just got it perfectly clean.

[Agent 99]

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OMG.. If its not one thing its another!

I went to take Goo Gone to the drivers door jamb because there was sticky residue left over from something. I have no idea what. As I was walking away I noticed what looked like black spray paint on the drivers side wheel arch.I mean, WTF? The car is 1 week old. Also I noticed a dried drip of clear coat on the tip of the font bumper cover. Something fishy about all this.



Also noticed the detailer didn't get all the wax off from where some sort of plastic protection is. Should this come off easily?

[Top Gear]

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Are you sure that's paint? Looks like clay will take care of it, and then you re-polish and/or re-wax. As for the wax at the edge of the protection film, use some detailer and an edge of a rag. It'll come away.

[Agent 99]

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Are you sure that's paint? Looks like clay will take care of it, and then you re-polish and/or re-wax. As for the wax at the edge of the protection film, use some detailer and an edge of a rag. It'll come away.

I'll do that. I should add that I removed the back spot with Goo Gone. Question is what the heck was it?